Over the next 5-6 years, the two boys from today's race that will have the most individual success beyond high school will be Chris Caudillo and Colin Sahlman.
Sahlman will win Ind NCAA titles in the 1500 and 5000
Caudillo will win Ind NCAA titles in the 10000 and XC
Worse yet the first 200m was about 29. They needed someone to sacrifice. Like one of the Young’s or whoever to take them out at even 64 pace for at least a mile possibly 2400m
It's hard to criticize, because these guys are so far beyond anything I ever did at my best, but I will anyway. Just watching the first lap, I thought their pacing was ridiculous and doomed any shot at an epic outcome (to the extent an 8:30-something 3200 isn't epic). I get and appreciate the "go for it, anything is possible" attitude they get from their coach, but at some point sanity has to prevail. They're getting into some pretty rarefied air with the times they are running, and there isn't THAT much room for error.
It's hard to criticize, because these guys are so far beyond anything I ever did at my best, but I will anyway. Just watching the first lap, I thought their pacing was ridiculous and doomed any shot at an epic outcome (to the extent an 8:30-something 3200 isn't epic). I get and appreciate the "go for it, anything is possible" attitude they get from their coach, but at some point sanity has to prevail. They're getting into some pretty rarefied air with the times they are running, and there isn't THAT much room for error.
C. Sahlman went through the first 200 in 29.6 and 400 in 61.5. Nothing ridiculous about that.
It's hard to criticize, because these guys are so far beyond anything I ever did at my best, but I will anyway. Just watching the first lap, I thought their pacing was ridiculous and doomed any shot at an epic outcome (to the extent an 8:30-something 3200 isn't epic). I get and appreciate the "go for it, anything is possible" attitude they get from their coach, but at some point sanity has to prevail. They're getting into some pretty rarefied air with the times they are running, and there isn't THAT much room for error.
C. Sahlman went through the first 200 in 29.6 and 400 in 61.5. Nothing ridiculous about that.
Sure there is. If you’re trying to run a pr 3200m then your first lap should be the slowest of the race.
61.5 is 8:12 pace. not smart. Similar to Komen going out in 3:53 for 1600 m in his 7:20.67 3000m record. Too fast!!No reason to go our faster than 64 for the 400m. 29.6 for 200m is 3:56.8 pace for 1600m
61.5 is 8:12 pace. not smart. Similar to Komen going out in 3:53 for 1600 m in his 7:20.67 3000m record. Too fast!!No reason to go our faster than 64 for the 400m. 29.6 for 200m is 3:56.8 pace for 1600m
Bad analogy.
Colin hit the 1600m mark at ~4:17, which was the exact pace he ended up running for 3200m.
Had Colin gone out in 4:12 and come back in 4:23, your Komen analogy would make sense.
Remember, these kids are 4:00 milers. They are FAST and STRONG as hell. Going out in 61.5 and relaxing back to hit the 1600m right on pace didn’t kill them.